Chapter 305 Testing Center
Jia Sidao couldn't help but make a gesture to answer the phone first and ask the other party to wait a little.
However, just as he took out the phone, Jia Sidao rushed to say to the antique vendor in front of him: "I think this is the case. I'll add some more, it's 150 yuan. If you don't plan to take action, then I'll leave. I still don't believe it. I can't find some cheap copper coins on this antique street..."
As soon as she finished muttering, Jia Sidao answered the phone. However, seeing a rather unfamiliar number on it, Jia Sidao couldn't help but be stunned and leaned into his ear. When he heard the other party say that the vehicle that Jia Sidao ordered two days ago was already in place, Jia Sidao understood. It turns out that from now on, he will be a car owner!
"How is it?" Jia Sidao hung up the phone, with a smile on his face. When he was talking to the antique vendor, he looked like he was like the other party saying "no" and Jia Sidao was about to leave immediately. In the eyes of the vendor, such actions undoubtedly showed that Jia Sidao was a busy man and was urging him.
So, without much hesitation, the street vendor said with some confidence: "Look, why not do this? Make an integer of two hundred yuan, and you can order that guy!"
"Two hundred?" Jia Sidao smiled bitterly. If you were to say that in your daily life, Jia Sidao would have been concerned about the gap of 'fifty yuan'. Although Jia Sidao is not short of such a little money, it is like most girls like shopping and bargaining. In the antique street market, even if you are a millionaire, if you encounter something you don't like, it is not easy to be able to bid for three or five hundred yuan!
Unless it is something they value, there is still some room for price increase!
Now Jia Sidao was in a hurry to pick up the car at the car shop, and when he looked at the copper coins on the street stall, the quantity was really not small, two hundred yuan. Jia Sidao thought about it, then nodded and agreed, saying, "Okay, okay, just pretend for me."
At this moment, the stall owner and vendor smiled and quickly picked up all the copper coins into a convenient bag. In addition, they were afraid that the bag would not be able to withstand the weight of the copper coins and would be broken, so they put another one outside. Such an inadvertent action made Jia Sidao feel a little relieved. Even if he was bargained by the vendor in front of him, Jia Sidao did not feel any loss at all!
I took the convenience bag and held it in my hand, and it felt quite heavy.
Originally, Jia Sidao wanted to stroll around the Antique Street and then sit at Xiaoma stall to find out what many collectors think about tomorrow's antique appraisal conference. Now that he has the many copper coins in his hand, Jia Sidao immediately took a taxi back to the villa, put the copper coins in his hand at home, and then he arrived at the car dealer and drove his own car back!
Because of the rare opportunity to drive a car, Jia Sidao's excitement was almost as happy as picking up a bargain on the antique street! However, when he thought of the two words "picking up a bargain", Jia Sidao seemed to be more looking forward to the fact that some valuable things would appear in the copper coins he bought!
It is not necessarily the "Qixiang Chongbao" in the Qing Dynasty or the precious copper coins such as the "Tongbao of Heaven" cast during the Tai Kingdom's Heaven Uprising. At least, they cannot be all the "Kaiyuan Tongbao" of the Tang Dynasty, or even the "Xuanhe Tongbao" of the Northern Song Dynasty that have no value, right?
But such expectations are limited to expectations. Jia Sidao is not an expert in the reserve of knowledge in ancient coins. I can only say that he is a novice in the industry. If you have time, you can search for more information. Combined with so many objects in your hands, Jia Sidao feels that he should have found a lot of fun in collecting ancient coins.
Of course, at noon, after a simple meal, he contacted Ji Yanran and went to the provincial capital Hangzhou together. It was not that Jia Sidao should show off when he bought a car. On the villa, when the two met, Ji Yanran looked at Jia Sidao's car, the strangeness in his eyes always made Jia Sidao's heart feel a little nervous!
Who made the cars of two people so similar?
Jia Sidao shrugged his shoulders and pretended nothing happened, then sat in the position of the co-pilot on Ji Yanran. Although he was still a little worried, Ji Yanran would ask questions that Jia Sidao could not answer. However, it seemed that Ji Yanran had no dissatisfaction with Jia Sidao's actions.
I just subconsciously said, smiling at the corner of my mouth: "This car has very good performance."
This made Jia Sidao feel much more calm. Of course, along the way, the two of them were talking casually about the jade industry, especially tomorrow's antique treasure appraisal activities. It was not until this time that Jia Sidao learned from Ji Yanran that the other party was actually one of the jade appraisal experts!
"Why, doesn't it look like it?" Ji Yanran looked at Jia Sidao and found that Jia Sidao's face was full of surprise. She couldn't help but explain, "If it weren't for the lack of manpower, I wouldn't really hope it would be my turn to replace him. I don't know if I would make a mistake tomorrow!" Those complaining words, perhaps because they noticed that Jia Sidao was also an appraiser at the event site. As Ji Yanran said, his tone became a little lighter.
"Miss Ji, it's the first time you've participated in such an event?" Jia Sidao felt a little doubtful.
"If I just participated, I've participated a lot. However, this is the first time I have actually conducted an appraisal in person." Ji Yanran said, "So, I've been a little nervous since a few days ago..."
"Why, when I was gambling stones in Jieyang, I thought you should understand this industry very well. Novices like me are not afraid of tomorrow's appraisal activities. What else do you have to worry about?" Jia Sidao smiled, and even he felt what he said, and he actually felt a little comforting tone.
However, if it weren't for the help of supernatural perception, I think that what Jia Sidao said about not worrying was nothing but a big deal? What's more, Jia Sidao has always had a different mentality about the so-called TV program.
When he arrived at the provincial capital and was about to enter the city, Ji Yanran suddenly looked at Jia Sidao with a profound meaning, hesitating and not knowing what to say. When Jia Sidao noticed her gaze, it was obvious that Ji Yanran had something to say, but hesitated and didn't say it.
Is there any request?
Jia Sidao muttered in his heart and said, "Ms. Ji, if you go to the testing center later, if you have any things to pay attention to, you might as well inform me now. Otherwise, I will be fooled by then."
"There is nothing special to pay attention to in that place." Ji Yanran considered the words and said, "When the time comes, there will definitely be accompanying people when you go to visit. However,..." Ji Yanran looked at Jia Si, as if she had made up some determination and said in a low voice, "But, by then, I may not be able to accompany you."
"Oh, that's all?" Jia Sidao was amused. He knew that Ji Yanran came to Hangzhou to hire someone, "It's okay. Just be busy. However, Miss Ji, I'm a little surprised. Why did you bring me with me when you came to Hangzhou this time?"
"This,..." Ji Yanran's face showed a slightly embarrassed expression. Just as Jia Sidao was about to explain and let the other party not have to answer, Ji Yanran looked in front of the windshield and said as if nothing had happened, "I'd like to ask you to come together this time, because someone pestered me at the testing center. I want to pull you over and help push the block. That, you won't mind that I didn't tell you in advance, right?"
"Even if I mind, can I go back now?" Jia Sidao touched his nose, and understood a little why Ji Yanran had hesitated just now. Moreover, for Ji Yanran's visit to Hangzhou this time, she deliberately asked Jia Sidao to visit the testing center. I am afraid that in Ji Yanran's heart, it would be a compensation for letting Jia Sidao act as a shield!
"Of course it can't be done!" After hearing Jia Sidao's helpless words, Ji Yanran smiled easily. She was originally a little cold or hesitant. At this moment, she was completely like a different person. Seeing Jia Sidao's surprised gaze, Ji Yanran's face turned slightly red and she said, "However, in the morning, I learned that the annoying guy was on a business trip today. So, I think anything we had in the afternoon should be completed smoothly..."
As he was talking, Jia Sidao vaguely felt that Ji Yanran was in a good mood because there was no such person! But when a person hates another person to a certain extent, isn’t such a relationship itself an unusual?
Otherwise, why should Ji Yanran care about the other party’s entanglement?
Jia Sidao sat in the car silently. After about a few dozen minutes, the two arrived at the so-called "jewelry and jade testing center". After getting off the car, if it weren't for seeing the door of the house, there was a sign with the name of the testing center hanging, Jia Sidao would really find it hard to believe that the place in front of him would be the destination of himself and Ji Yanran!
The whole house is really different from Jia Sidao’s prediction.
Jia Sidao thought on the way to come that this was a testing agency in the provincial capital, at least it had to have a good scale, right? As a result, there was only a sign with the name hanging on it. Moreover, the house was a bit old and occupied not very much. Especially if you want to test, you still need to go up to the second floor. Because, on the first floor of the house, the entire row of stores sold were all fruits, flowers and other stores.
I really don’t know how much profit a place like this can sell fruits and flowers downstairs of a testing agency. Fortunately, Jia Sidao didn’t have time to observe some surrounding environments, so he followed Ji Yanran to the second floor. At first glance, there were several customers in the lobby, sitting there, either reading newspapers, or just looking forward to paying attention to the door of a studio next to him!
"Did you feel a little surprised?" Seeing Jia Sidao's dazed eyes, Ji Yanran was on the side, Yanran smiled, her tone of speaking was a bit playful, and she gently stroked her hair, and said, "When I first came, I thought I had gone to the wrong place."
Not only was Ji Yanran said this the first time, but even this time, when Jia Sidao and Ji Yanran came to the front desk together, the waiter inside thought they were customers who came to identify the jewelry. It was not until Ji Yanran explained that he had made an appointment with Director Chen here that the waiter led the two to an office next to him with a smile.
On the way, Jia Sidao realized from the waiter's speech that the jewelry and jade testing center here is open to the public, just to make some extra money. Every time he helps the public with an appraisal, he will charge a certain fee. Of course, he will also issue an appraisal certificate. The latter may also charge more fees! From dozens to hundreds.
Even so, there are still a constant stream of people coming here to do jewelry and jade appraisals.
Although there are not many people sitting in the hall now, only three or five people, there are a lot of jewelry tested in the appraisal center. After all, not everything can be found in just a few minutes. And the staff of the testing center will not work overtime on weekends!
Jia Sidao noticed that the entire testing center is not very large. In addition to the hall I just saw, there is a front desk specifically for reception at the door. The rest are several offices, as well as the most important testing room of the testing center, also known as the laboratory, there are several rooms in a row!
In Jia Sidao's opinion, it is necessary to use instruments in different laboratories to detect different jewelry.
Following the service staff into one of the offices, because there was an appointment, Director Chen himself was looking through some information documents in the office. When he saw Ji Yanran and others coming, he naturally asked a few people to sit down and start discussing. However, Jia Sidao was not interested in how Ji Yanran invited Director Chen and what kind of cooperation agreements he had with the testing center here, such as how much money it would cost, etc.
Ji Yanran was able to come here in person just showed her sincerity in inviting Director Chen to send a few experts!
So, before saying a few words, after Ji Yanran's suggestion, Director Chen called and found a middle-aged man named Wang, who was a staff member of the testing center, and accompanied Jia Sidao to visit the entire testing center! This made Jia Sidao express his gratitude to Ji Yanran before leaving the office gate!
Jia Sidao's greatest interest in this jewelry and jade testing center is the precise instruments in the laboratory.
When I went to Henan to identify the ingredients of the agate trees, Jia Sidao simply stayed in the reception room of the appraisal institute and had no chance to get in touch with high-density instruments. At this moment, with Director Chen's instructions, Jia Sidao may not be able to operate it himself. It is still okay to see it with his own eyes. He looked at the middle-aged man beside him, looking very gentle, wearing glasses like glass bottle bottoms.
When he saw Jia Sidao turning to look at him, he smiled kindly and said, "Xiao Jia, right? If you don't mind, just call me Lao Wang. Which laboratory should we go to first to take a look? There are quite a few laboratories in this testing center."
"This is better as you arrange it. How convenient it is. Just like that. I'll follow the tour." Jia Sidao said, "The main reason is that I haven't seen it before, I have only seen some in books. I see that there are still people working in several laboratories here. If we go in like this, won't we disturb them?"
"Haha, in fact, these instruments are not as expensive as you think." The middle-aged man put on his glasses while talking and said, "When we work, we also chat with each other... By the way, Xiao Jia, what industry do you do? Ordinary people are not interested in these instruments!"
"Jade." Jia Sidao replied simply and simply. Speaking of which, although jadeite also belongs to the category of jewelry and jade, it is different from the identification of most jewelry. Regardless of whether Jia Sidao has the perception of supernatural powers, when viewing jade, it is nothing more than a simple tool such as a magnifying glass and flashlight. Moreover, more often, one has to rely on one's eyesight!
But diamonds and other things require certain accurate data!
So, looking at Lao Wang's calm expression, Jia Sidao suddenly became curious. With many precision instruments in the testing center, what special methods will be used for the identification of jade? Or is it that when the testing center appraised jade, it also relies on its purely personal abilities?
Chapter completed!